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An update to AIM for Mac (2.1.302) has been released

Posted Jul 30th 2010 1:00PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

We just released an update to AIM for Mac (version 2.1.302) which fixes various issues reported by our users. Check for updates today.

Fixed a crash that happens sometimes when closing the Welcome window
All users may now edit and change their buddy icon
Fixed an intermittent issue that prevented some users from expanding and collapsing their Buddy List groups
Increased speed typing your username on the Sign In screen
Your status will no longer be reposted when you reconnect after waking from Sleep
IM logging is now a user-based preference instead of a global preference
Passwords can now contain the slash character
New option under Sign in: when you uncheck "Remember me", you now have the option to "Also remove IM logs"

Please stay tuned to the Mac@AOL Blog for information on future releases.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

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New AIM for Mac Beta

Posted Jul 21st 2010 9:10PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Beta News, Announcements, AIM for Mac

Great news - we have another AIM for Mac beta ready with changes based on your feedback. Use Check for Updates in the app or download the beta here: http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aimmac

The AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta provides a number of important changes including:

All users may now edit and change their buddy icon
Fixed an intermittent issue that prevented some users from expanding and collapsing their Buddy List groups
Increased speed typing your username on the Sign In screen
Your status will no longer be reposted when you reconnect after waking from Sleep
IM logging is now a user-based preference instead of a global preference
Passwords can now contain the slash character
New option under Sign in: when you uncheck "Remember me", you now have the option to "Also remove IM logs"

Please continue to share feedback regarding your experience with us!

Best wishes,

The AIM for Mac Team

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AIM for Mac 2.1 is now available for download

Posted Jun 15th 2010 9:00AM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

Upgrade to the latest version of AIM with fabulous new features and an improved user experience!

Don't have an AIM account? No worries, you can simply sign in with your Facebook Login.

AIM is better than ever! Faster, lighter, and with great new features to help you get organized. Now you can use AIM to chat with your Facebook friends - chat with them in AIM whether they're AIM users or not.

The new Lifestream tab lets you get all your social network updates in one place. Say it once and send it everywhere! Comment, like and update your Facebook, MySpace and Twitter status – all from AIM.

Features:

Chat with your AIM Buddies and Facebook friends.
Get your updates from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and more.
Comment, like and update your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace status right from AIM.
Let friends easily find you - Add Your First and Last Name.
Sign in as invisible.

Click here to download.

The AIM for Mac Team

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AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 6 is now available

Posted May 26th 2010 9:30AM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements, Macintosh, AIM for Mac

Great news - we have another AIM for Mac beta ready with changes based on your feedback. Use Check for Updates in the app or download the beta here: http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aimmac

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 6 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

Accessibility fixes including shortcut keys for Add Buddy and File Transfer.
Tweaks to improve the Facebook Chat experience.
Fixed issues regarding the Connection Port.
Improved performance with regards to AIM Sounds.

We hope you enjoy the new beta and thank you for your time and feedback.

Best wishes,

The AIM for Mac Team

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AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 5 is now available

Posted Apr 30th 2010 3:20PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

Great news - we have another AIM for Mac beta ready with changes based on your feedback. Use Check for Updates in the app or download the beta here: http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aimmac

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 5 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

unable to edit buddy icon on Snow Leopard and Tiger
outgoing font settings
various crashes
VoiceOver improvements on Sign In window

We hope you enjoy the new beta and thank you for your time and feedback.

Best wishes,

The AIM for Mac Team

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AIM for Mac 2.0.229 - Now Available

Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:45PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

We just released an update to AIM for Mac (version 2.0.229) which fixes various connection issues reported by our users.

Fixed an issue that was signing out the user when an improperly formatted IM was received.
Fixed an issue that was signing out the user when a linked screen name was not able to be authenticated.
Fixed a few other minor issues.

Please stay tuned to the Mac@AOL Blog for information on future releases.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

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Lifestream on the Web

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 4:09PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

Say you're out and about and you don't have your MacBook handy. You can still log into AIM Lifestream and check out what your social network is doing. You just need a web browser and you're all set. Lifestream is also integrated into AIM Express, the web version of AIM that will run nicely on your friend's Mac. While you're at it, ask your friend if they've upgraded to AIM for Mac and they can enjoy Lifestream too!

Head over to http://lifestream.aim.com and log in with your AIM screen name and password. From here, you can access your Lifestream, change your Lifestream Settings, leave feedback or view our Help page.

Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead

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AIM for Mac 2.0 with Lifestream

Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:34PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

AIM for Mac 2.0 is now available! We've spent months integrating Send messages to your friends and family instantly. We've gotten a lot of feedback from our AIM for Mac users wanting to get a better idea of what a "Lifestream" really is and how it can help you on a day-to-day basis. What's really cool, we launched AIM Lifestream across our entire product line, from Mac to Mobile (iPhone and Windows Mobile) and to Windows and AIM Express.

Lifestream helps you stay in touch with your AIM, Facebook, Twitter friends and more. This means that you can click once and view status from your favorite social networks without having to launch a browser. You can view up-to-date status messages, get a count of new social networking notifications right on the Lifestream tab and you can even post photos or comment directly under the Lifestream tab. While we were at it, we made AIM faster and lighter with an all-new Buddy status area.

You can also head over to AIM Lifestream (http://lifestream.aim.com) on the web to access your Lifestream, the settings page or post a comment.

Keep Tabs On Your Buddies

The new Lifestream feature lets you stay on top of what your AIM Buddies are doing by allowing you to add a variety of accounts such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Get status updates from your AIM Buddies, post photos and leave comments to stay connected.

Post Real Time Comments

Leave comments for your friends instantly. When you leave a comment on a friend's AIM Lifestream, the comment will post back to Facebook, Twitter and others.

We've Stepped It Up a Notch

This new version of AIM will run faster and use less of your Mac's resources.

Custom Buddy Icons

Custom Buddy Icon editor made it's debut in AIM for Mac 1.5, but we think it's so cool, we wanted to highlight this feature in our newest AIM for Mac. Use your built-in iSight® camera to create a new Buddy Icon or select a graphic file from your Mac. Once you've selected an image, apply a special image effect for a uniquely customized Buddy Icon. You can also browse through our AIM Expressions library.

Check out AIM for Mac 2.0 today and drop the AOL Mac Team some feedback below.

Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac and iPhone Product Lead

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Apple Store Opening - Reston, VA

Posted Aug 13th 2009 7:23PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, General

Everyone at the AOL Dulles campus is very excited. A brand new Apple Store will be opening in Reston, VA. For those of you outside the No. Virginia area, Reston is a planned community located a few miles from Dulles Airport. If you're not busy and would like to spend your Saturday morning with a few hundred fellow Mac & iPhone fanatics, swing by the Reston Town Center before 10am on Saturday, August 15th.

I will be there with some very cool, limited edition AOL Running Man giveaways. Hint: Make sure you install your favorite AOL iPhone apps :)

This must be my eighth or ninth Apple Store opening and my second as a member of the AOL Mac & iPhone team.

thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL iPhone Product Lead

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New to the Family - iBlog, the AOL iPhone Blog

Posted Mar 23rd 2009 4:05PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, iPhone

It's been a fast 2 years. Think about this, 2 years ago, most Mac-fans were looking forward to the iPhone, just announced at Macworld Expo 2007. On March 17th, Apple announced 17 million iPhones and 13 million iPod touches are in the hands of users around the world. This figure represents over 30 million devices that run Mac OS X. It's hard to believe, but the iPhone/iPod touch platform is nearly as big (or bigger!) than the Mac platform. It took Apple 25 years to have a current user base of over 25 million Macs (I'll have to get the newest numbers). Two years, 25,000 apps and 800 million downloads later, the iPhone is the SECOND largest computing platform, with Windows XP/Vista leading.

That's a lot of lead-in for my next announcement - the iBlog. The iBlog will be the central location for all AOL iPhone/iPod touch news. Edwin Aoki, our iPhone leader at AOL along with AOL Mobile Product Lead Darren Austin and Mac/iPhone Development Lead Christina Wick will be joining me on the new blog. Please stop by the iBlog and say hello.

Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac & iPhone Product Lead

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AIM for Mac 1.1 Released

Posted Feb 12th 2009 12:40PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

We're very excited about the number of users who have moved to AIM for Mac 1.0 and today, the AOL Mac team has released AIM for Mac 1.1. We reviewed the feedback we've received from our 1.0 users and addressed the following issues:

ICQ accounts cannot sign in
Added Notes field to the Edit Buddy window
Signing in issue after installing application
IMs from iPhone AIM are displayed with a very large font size
Invisibility goes away when switching "screens"
Overlapping buddy list rows
Enhancements to Buddy List search

Please stay tuned for more information on the next version of AIM for Mac that will be available on AOL Beta Central.

Enjoy!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac Product Lead

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AOL @ Macworld Expo 2008!

Posted Jan 8th 2009 4:40PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements

AOL's commitment to the Mac and iPhone platforms was very evident at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco. Twelve months ago, AOL's Mac Team had a minimal presence at Macworld Expo, demoing our AOL Desktop for Mac 1.0 beta to press and Mac users. This week, the AOL Mac Team is announcing (and demoing) the following applications for Mac and iPhone:

The AOL Mac Team is joined by the Truveo and AOL Radio teams to meet, demo and find out what our users think of our new iPhone and Mac products. We've met with many long-time AOL users and users who profess their love and admiration for AOL Radio and AIM for iPhone. Reengaging with the Mac community was our theme for Macworld Expo 2008, but in 2009, our new theme is "Building on the Commitment" to the Mac community. On Tuesday night, AOL sponsored the Macworld Blast Party with 100 of our invited VIP guests to listen to DJ AM and try out our iPhone music apps – AOL Radio and SHOUTcast Radio.

The AOL Mac Team is also pleased to accept the "Best Schwag at Macworld Expo" on the first day of the show.

Stop by the AOL Booth (1438) or the Moscone meeting room (260)!

Lee Givens
AOL Mac Product Lead

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AIM for Mac 1.0 Released!

Posted Dec 15th 2008 3:45PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, AIM for Mac

Building on the Commitment: AOL Launches AIM for Mac 1.0

Communicate whenever you want, wherever you are, in whatever way that suits you best - on your Mac or on the go with your iPhone™.

The AOL Mac team is pleased to announce the release of AIM for Mac 1.0. As with AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5, AIM for Mac was built from the ground up by Mac users for Mac users. Highlights of the new software include:

True AIM Experience: AIM for Mac will allow you to select your own Buddy sounds, wallpaper and animated Buddy Icons from the AIM Expressions library.
Fast, reliable File Transfers: This is the Real AIM, not just an AIM-compatible IM client so file transfers are fast and efficient. Send files, folders and pictures to all your Buddies.
Tabbed IMs for Tiger Users: AIM for Mac works with Both Tiger and Leopard - Mac OS X 10.4.8 (and above) and Mac OS X 10.5.3 (and above). Same features, same great user interface.
Accessible: AIM for Mac was designed to work with Apple's VoiceOver on both Tiger and Leopard. You can navigate, review IM conversations and get your Buddy's status. On Mac OS X Leopard, we support the new natural-sounding voice – Alex.

AIM for Mac 1.0 is a great complement to our AIM for iPhone. Send and receive messages over WiFi, EDGE, or 3G networks while connecting to anyone on the AIM network worldwide, whether they're on AOL®, AIM®, ICQ®, .Mac or MobileMe. You can even send IMs and SMS text messages – even from an iPod touch (iPod touch only supports WiFi, SMS text messaging not available in all countries).

AIM is a registered trademark of AOL LLC. .Mac, Apple, iPhone, iPod touch, Leopard, Mac, Macintosh, MobileMe, and Tiger are trademarks of Apple, Inc.

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Bye, Bye AOL Pictures

Posted Oct 27th 2008 4:17PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements, AOL Pictures for Mac

Attention all AOL Pictures (AOL Pictures for Mac and AOL Pictures on the Web) users, you will need to migrate your photos from AOL Pictures to our new partner, American Greetings Photoworks.com. Please stop by the AOL Pictures site to move your photos over to Photoworks.com. Please make sure you get this done before you welcome in the new year! The AOL Pictures team has made an FAQ available to address your concerns.

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AIM for Mac beta is now Available!

Posted Sep 29th 2008 9:45AM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Beta News, Announcements

Good news! AIM for Mac beta 1 has been released.

AIM for Mac continues our commitment to the growing Mac market by delivering a new AIM experience that's built from the ground up for the Mac platform. AIM for Mac is one of the most requested applications from our users, and the "buzz" has been increasing with the successful launch of AIM for iPhone™.

AIM for Mac is available on AOL Beta Central.

Here are a few of the advantages AIM for Mac offers:

AIM Experience: Users can customize their AIM for Mac experience with AIM Expressions - Change your AIM sounds, wallpaper, emoticon set or Buddy Icon.
Favorite AIM Features: AIM File Transfer, Tabbed IM conversations, friendly names, AIM Groups, AIM Blast groups are supported.
Easy Access to Mail: With a single click, you can view your mail in AOL or AIM webmail.
Speed: Download, install and launch AIM for Mac in seconds.

Thank you for trying AIM for Mac; we appreciate your participation. Please be sure to send us your bug reports and feedback. You can also drop in the AIM for Mac message boards to see what other users are saying.

Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac Product Lead

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An update to AIM for Mac (2.1.302) has been released

New AIM for Mac Beta

AIM for Mac 2.1 is now available for download

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 6 is now available

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 5 is now available

AIM for Mac 2.0.229 - Now Available

Lifestream on the Web

AIM for Mac 2.0 with Lifestream

Apple Store Opening - Reston, VA

New to the Family - iBlog, the AOL iPhone Blog

AIM for Mac 1.1 Released

AOL @ Macworld Expo 2008!

AIM for Mac 1.0 Released!

Bye, Bye AOL Pictures

AIM for Mac beta is now Available!

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